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Newspaper
Amarillo Daily News
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1946
Page
1
Gen Joseph T McNarney ordered in Europe that all unauthorized GI mass demonstrations be banned. He warned such meetings could be exploited to injure Army discipline and that demonstrations have sometimes drifted from informational protests to undermining the Army’s good name.
War Department orders officers to prevent unauthorized mass meetings and ensure only legitimate protests reach higher authority. The move aims to curb disruptions linked to rapid redeployment as General Eisenhower urges calm discipline and conveys redeployment plans, with officers responsible for transmitting legitimate soldier complaints.
Senator Johnson of Colorado urged drafting single men up to 45 and 4-Fs to supply overseas replacements. He said expanding the draft to May 15 and raising voluntary enlistments could end Selective Service after May 15. Royall testified on surplus property and demobilization pace, noting 1.6 million soldiers already home ahead of schedule. Eisenhower and Hershey are set to testify tomorrow and later.
Pfc. Joseph E. Hirswa of Wallington New Jersey was condemned to death by an Army court for the Nov 24 killings of two Japanese civilians in Osaka. He claimed no knife was used and wrote to a girlfriend from a stockade claiming he fought with Japs. Protests erupted nationwide over the death sentence.
Rear Adm. Husband E. Kimmel testified before the Pearl Harbor inquiry that War Secretary Stimson blocked a 1941 proposal to jail Japanese consular officials spying on Hawaii naval bases. He said Adm. Bloch backed arrests but the Army opposed, and security measures remained limited before December 7. Kimmel also described prewar alert doubts, battleship transfers, and cordial Navy Army relations in Hawaii.
The OPA announced price ceilings for four Ford models and outlined increases across 1946 Plymouth, Dodge, De Soto, and Chrysler cars. Average price rises ranged from about 0.5 to 3.5 percent, with engineering modification charges from $18 to $121 depending on the model and brand.
At the UN Security Council opening, Iran asks for protection against alleged Russian interference in Northern Iran where a self‑government movement has fought armed clashes. The UN General Assembly hears of additional international disputes, including Indonesia’s plea to resolve its conflict with the Dutch, and Poland’s protest over British caught troops in Italy and Britain.
Oklahoma Senator Elmer Thomas urged higher prices and wages as the only way to manage the large public debt. He argued for market-based price gains to support tax bills and proposed boosting salaries and pensions as prices rise, while warning against another economic downturn.
Mrs George Vineyard of 2111 Monroe was injured in a two car collision seven miles south of Plainview on Hiebner Street while returning from Abilene. She suffered a bruised hip lacerations and shock. Miss Lorene Foster of Lubbock was slightly bruised. Both cars were not seriously damaged.
Four people were injured in a morning sideswipe crash near Adrian. Frank Hubbard 69 of Mitchell Kansas suffered a head fracture broken nose and deep lacerations. Mr and Mrs H W Jones of Lyons Kansas also injured with Mrs Jones a broken shoulder. Harvey Slade of El Reno Oklahoma had a broken nose. The Tomlinson couple from Greenville Illinois were in the other car. Ambulances took the injured to treatment after the high speed collision damaged the Jones car beyond repair.
President Truman urged CIO's Philip Murray and United States Steel's Benjamin Fairless to settle wage disputes by this afternoon or he would propose a public solution. White House secretary Charles Ross said both sides feel they are right, and negotiations continue. A separate government conference in Washington aimed to end the 268000 packinghouse workers strike disrupting meat supplies nationwide.
Ex servicemen in Lansford Pennsylvania staged a picket at anthracite mines in Panther Valley to demand jobs they say were given to outside workers during the war. About 65 veterans protested while 6 009 miners stayed idle as a mass meeting planned a united front across the valley. Matt Brennan UMW provisional district president warned members to avoid harm and noted all workers remain union members. Local 1704 met but took no action.
Washington today saw a clash between President Truman and Congress over the U S Employment Service. Representative Dirksen introduced a bill to return USES to state control within 30 days, while former Rep Ramspeck seeks to keep federal control until June 1947 per Truman. Hearings begin tomorrow before the House labor committee with Secretary Schwellenbach expected as the first witness.
The 20614 ton liner Argentina will depart New York for Southampton to retrieve 550 brides of American servicemen and their babies, its hold packed with thousands of diapers cribs bassinets and stacks of pink and blue blankets for the return voyage.
Texas state health officer Dr. George W. Cox reported 1,934 pneumonia deaths in the last ten months and warned the disease peaks in winter and spring across the state.
The Navy announced that over 21 million pounds of surplus Pacific Ocean sugar are en route to the United States to bolster naval reserves and it is expected to ease civilian shortages.
Army ground and service forces installations were ordered to begin discharging all men with 45 points or two and a half years service immediately. The War Department set a deadline of April 30 for discharge or return home, with many eligible soldiers expected to leave weeks or months before.
J. J. Crutchfield of Pampa a longtime Panhandle rancher died suddenly in Borger while on a business trip. He was 69 and had owned ranch properties in Carson and nearby counties. Survived by wife a son Roy Hereford and three daughters Mrs Dennis Bernard Hereford Mrs John Studer Pampa and Miss Georgia Crutchfield Pampa. Funeral arrangements by Duenkel Carmichael Funeral Home Pampa.
General Omar N. Bradley, head of the Veterans Administration, ruled that veterans are not entitled to unemployment compensation under the GI Bill when they lose work due to a strike.
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